Thumbelina needs a home (Stormy sale)

 

Valkyrie was intrigued by the youth's bid and pleased when it won. She'd had offers of live animals before and they were always amusing. The boy had been wise to pick a live animal that was small and light enough to trap and transport without too much difficulty. The same could not be said for other bidders in some of her other auctions. Ingenuity would take some of them far. Others, however? She would have liked to watch them work.

"I accept your bid," she said to Artur, her tail flicking at her heels as she stood and motioned for Stormy to go back the way she'd come. For now she was confined once again to the pit. "You have three days to bring me what you owe me otherwise the girl will go up on the block again."